The North Pole Express will continue to run, but the train will be pulled by the institute’s historic diesel locomotive until ...

“An unforeseen mechanical issue" was discovered during a test run of the steam locomotive Pere Marquette 1225 before the ...

The 80-year-old locomotive underwent reconstruction, boiler refurbishment and repairs to the superheaters in the past year.

If you thought you missed out on a chance to ride the North Pole Express, a Christmas theme train excursion from downtown Owosso to Ashley, you may have another chance. The Steam Railroading Institute ...

The popular Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive is pulling out of the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso for the first ...

After a year on the sidelines for repairs, Pere Marquette 1225 returned to the rails Thursday, Nov. 20, fully coupled and ...

Tickets for the North Pole Express annual steam engine trips between Owosso and Ashley are set to go on sale at noon Tuesday, June 24. "The moment you have been waiting for is about to arrive!," the ...

The home of the North Pole Express, the locomotive featured in the 2004 Tom Hanks movie, "The Polar Express," this week announced when tickets for the fall train excursions will go on sale. "The ...